Taiwan and the United States are willing to open dialogue between diplomats

With Biden, China remains the reference target for the United States: Blinkin and Japanese Prime Minister Suga will reaffirm the importance of stability in the Taiwan Strait.

Matteo Meloni

March 31, 2021

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken meets with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga in his office in Tokyo, Japan, March 16, 2021. REUTERS / Kim Kyung Hoon

New boss, same goal in focus. over there China Still your target audience United State, With Joe Biden Continue in the footsteps of the Donald Trump administration. To the question TaiwanThe former White House tenant, with the support of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, pursued a policy of close rapprochement while increasing high-level ties and military contracts and loosening the rules for relations between the two countries’ diplomats.

New Guidelines for Relations with Taiwan

Now the democratic presidency Opens In addition to contacts between officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China, the preparation of guidelines to facilitate dialogue between diplomats. The border between U.S. and Taiwanese personnel remained for decades, beginning in 1979, until the Republican government facilitated contact last year.

The same Anthony BlinkThe Secretary of State, during the hearing for his appointment, indicated that the United States needed more space in this regard. And in recent days, an extraordinary step occurred: John Hennessy Nyeland, the US ambassador to Palau, one of the fifteen countries that recognize Taiwan, He went to Taipei Alongside archipelago chief Surangel Weppes, Hennessy Nyland was the first American diplomat to visit the island in 42 years. In response, the Chinese Air Force sent 10 combat aircraft to the Taiwan Air Defense Limitation Area.

The strait issue

The interaction Not long after the arrival of the People’s Republic of China, and as usually happens, a spokesperson for the Beijing Foreign Ministry, Zhao Lijian, spoke again of the principle of Chinese territorial integrity, “which is the basis of China-US relations.” The spokesman added this time a clear warning: “We ask the United States not to cross the border, which could seriously harm the relations between the two countries, as well as peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.”

But the situation is showing no signs of calm, given the rumors wanted by Joe Biden and Japan’s prime minister. Yoshihide SugaIn the coming weeks, he will visit Washington, in the stage of studying a joint statement referring to the Taiwan Strait, As mentioned From Nikki Newspaper. But not only that: Biden will reiterate that Esole Senkaku (Called Diaoyu in China) is part of the administration area stipulated in the security treaty between Washington and Tokyo.

The author

Matteo Meloni

Journalist, deals with international politics, communications and corporate journalism. Collaborate with East West And with the information site Corriere dell’Economia.